@pharidjaffer
 Vancouver
Joined October 2011
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Quote du jour: “You just jump in there, and whatever life you've experienced is what the audience is going to get.” TOM SKERRITT, ACTOR
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CityNews Vancouver@CityNewsVANOct 25
Mounties in North Vancouver say 150 youth and their chaperones had to be rescued when the vessel they were on ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/1…

150 grads, chaperones rescued after boat cruise runs around off Vancouver

Mounties in North Vancouver say 150 youth and their chaperones had to be rescued when the vessel they were on ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver.

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Quote du jour: “When I look up at the night sky, I don't relish in what I know. I lose sleep over questions I don't yet know to ask.” NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, ASTROPHYSICIST, SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR, WRITER
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Steven Bartlett
@StevenBartlettOct 20
Dr Mike Varshavski on why vaping hooks people who never smoked. @RealDoctorMike
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North Van RCMP warn about fake 'sheriff' phone scammer dlvr.​it/TVzzDG
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Bloomberg
@businessOct 20
The hackers who recently infiltrated some of Japan’s biggest companies used an AI tool developed in China and linked to a rash of breaches at South Korean banks last month, according to a Tokyo-based internet security firm bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AI Tool That Hacked Korean Banks Was Used in Japan, GMO Says

The hackers who recently infiltrated some of Japan’s biggest companies used an AI tool developed in China and linked to a rash of breaches at South Korean banks last month, according to a Tokyo-based...

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CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrkOct 18
A major fire caused deaths and injuries at one of Canada's busiest military bases, sparked by an unspecified "serious incident," with authorities still working to contain the blaze. cnn.it/4sdbFxa

4 dead and dozens injured after major fire breaks out at one of Canada’s largest military bases |...

Four Canadian service members were killed and dozens injured in a major fire Saturday that occurred as troops were conducting combat training with live munitions at one of the country’s largest and...

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BC Hydro
@bchydroOct 17
A crew is currently on site working to restore power to 2,512 customers in Central and North #Saanich. They expect power to be restored by 10:30 a.m. and will be sharing updates here: bit.ly/4B8OMPD
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Quote du jour: “It is when you are asking about something that you realize you yourself have survived it, and so you must carry it, or fashion it into a thing that carries itself.” ANNE CARSON, AUTHOR, WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
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Hours of service changing at B.C. border crossings next month ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…

Hours of service changing at B.C. border crossings next month

The clocks won’t change in most of B.C. on Nov. 1 but the hours of operation at nine border crossings in the province will, according to federal officials.

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Quote du jour: “You know how to stay young? Go with the flow.” EVA MARIE SAINT, ACTOR
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North Shore News@NorthShoreNewsOct 6
Here are the North Shore candidates running in B.​C.'s snap election dlvr.​it/TVnj08
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North Shore News@NorthShoreNewsOct 5
Civic election 2026: Q&A with North Vancouver School District candidates dlvr.​it/TVnYCt
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Quote du jour: “We all have to be active on our own behalf to find what's positive and joyous.” LAUREN GRAHAM, ACTOR, AUTHOR
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Quote du jour: “The final arbitrator in philosophy is not how we think but what we do.” IAN HACKING, PHILOSOPHER OF SCIENCE, PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICS
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Mother Jones
@MotherJonesOct 1
“There’s now all this talk about potential world-ending disasters that AI could bring. But my investigation of violent attacks from Canada to Florida and beyond shows that harm fueled by AI is already here.” Read the four-part investigative series by Mother Jones’ Mark Follman here: motherjones.com/author/mark-… youtube.com/shorts/ML--X-79e…

Mark Follman

motherjones.com
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A police incident is in progress at the #Tsawwassen First Nation, #BC. The public is advised to stay clear of the area. If you are not in the area, avoid the area. Stay tuned for more information & follow the direction of local authorities. More info: alertable.ca/#/incidents/5ff…
Tsawwassen mills area

ALT Tsawwassen mills area

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Quote du jour: “You shall create beauty not to excite the senses but to give sustenance to the soul.” GABRIELA MISTRAL, POET, DIPLOMAT, EDUCATOR, RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
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Quote du jour: “My life looked good on paper -- where, in fact, almost all of it was being lived.” MARTIN AMIS, WRITER, ESSAYIST
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Quote du jour: “When you succeed, don't forget the responsibility of making somebody else succeed with you.” ANTONIA NOVELLO, PHYSICIAN, 14TH SURGEON GENERAL OF THE US
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